David Curry

David Curry (13 June 1944-) was the Conservative Party MP for Skipton and Ripon from 12 June 1987 to 12 April 2010, succeeding John Watson and preceding Julian Smith.

Biography
David Curry was born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England in 1944, and he worked as a reporter for the Newcastle Journal during the 1960s and then as the world trade editor for the Financial Times during the 1970s. From 1979 to 1989, he served as the Conservative Party MEP for Essex North East, and, in 1987, he was elected to Parliament as the MP for Skipton and Ripon. He retired in 2010 and became editor-in-chief for The Parliamentary Review in January 2013.